There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
13
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
5
Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
44
Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
15
Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
96
Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
11
The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
116